Matching people's potential

InnoNext purpose is to connect bright deep-tech talents and aspiring innovators with entrepreneurs, startups and SMEs collaborating through Innovation Internships.

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InnoNext 4 Objectives

Promote equal opportunities

Provide innovative startups and SMEs with access to cutting-edge research ideas and insights, thus accelerating the development of innovative products and services.

Facilitate knowledge transfer

Develop an entrepreneurial mindset by enabling researchers and aspiring innovators to gain practical experience and understanding of the processes needed to take research ideas to the next level.

Improve entrepreneurial growth

Mobilize individuals with specific skills, knowledge and abilities developed in EU excellence programmes within innovative startups and SMEs.

Increase Competitiveness

Improved and equal access to research talent: Innovative startups and SMEs supported by EU-funded programmes will have better access to research talent, which could lead to more innovative products and services.

Who Can Apply

Visiting Talents

Are you a researcher driven to transform cutting-edge ideas into real-world solutions? InnoNext initiative addresses researchers and innovators working at the frontiers of scientific and deep-tech R&D, ready to move breakthrough technologies from lab to market.

Apply to InnoNext if you are:

EIC Pathfinder PhD candidates
EIC Pathfinder Postdoctoral researchers
PhD and/or postdoctoral researchers participating in projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC)
Fellows participating in Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Postdoctoral Fellowships
Fellows participating Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Doctoral Networks
Fellows participating Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) COFUND
PHD and/or postdoctoral researcher participating as a consortium member in a project funded by the Research Infrastructures part of Horizon Europe
Students in (and graduates from) EIT Label Masters and Doctoral programmes
EIT Alumni member
EIT Jumpstarter beneficiaries
Participants from other postdoctoral training programmes supported by the EIT KICs.

The applications from EIT KIC participants are suspended until further notice

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Hosting Companies

Are you an innovative start-up or SME willing to access new ideas and insights from the cutting edge of research and accelerate the development of your solutions? InnoNext initiative connects start-ups with researchers at the forefront of scientific and deep-tech R&D.

Apply to InnoNext if your company is:

Start-ups and SMEs supported by the EIC Accelerator (including H2020 SME instrument)
EIC awarded Seal of Excellence companies
SMEs/start-ups supported by EIC Transition
Start-ups/SMEs supported by EIT-KIC innovation and business creation services
Start-ups/SMEs created as a result of receiving support from KICs
Startups/scaleups/SMEs that have been partners of KICs for Innovation activities
The startups/scaleups that have at least one co-founder who is an EIT Alumni member